Invitation to a Media breakfast Launch of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
When? 6 July 2011, 10.00-11.30a.m. Where? International Press Centre, Club room, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 155 What? UN MDG report 2011 Who? Nicola Harrington-Buhay, Director a.i. UN/UNDP Office Brussels, Gemmo Lodesani, Director WFP and Philippe Cori, Director UNICEF. Background and Highlights of the report: The Millennium Development Goals Report reflects the most comprehensive, up-to-date data compiled by over 25 UN and international agencies and is produced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
The 2011 edition shows that, since world leaders in the year 2000 established the Goals to reduce extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease, MDGs have helped to lift millions of people out of poverty, save lives and ensure that children attend school. They have reduced maternal deaths, expanded opportunities for women, increased access to clean water and freed many people from deadly and debilitating disease. Progress, however, has been uneven, and there are still too many people being left behind, the report notes. Despite major improvements, large gaps remain between and within countries, and efforts need to be intensified. The report shows that the poorest children have made the slowest progress in terms of
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